Top 20 best free iPhone 4 apps that rock

In this guide to the best free iPhone 4 apps,  we show you how to fill your time with worthwhile mobile consumable content. From news to games, here are 20 free iPhone 4 apps that not only don’t suck — they rock. And here’s a list of the Top 200 best free iPhone apps.

News apps

NPR News — Really calm people doing a good job of laying out the day’s stories in depth and with an attention to detail that just about everyone respects. ABC News — A good middle of road news with regular one-minute video updates throughout the day that don’t ‘ho either the conservative or liberal party lines. Fox News — If you’re not pissed at the government, you haven’t gotten your Fox fix. Get your knickers in a Tea Party twist with this free app. E! Online — Bury this app on your fourth or fifth homescreen if you must, but don’t deny the guilty indulgence of knowing what your favourite drunken tramps — Paris, Lindsey, Ke$ha — are up to this week.

Apps for books, print and audio

Kindle — Crappy bookstore integration, but the biggest by far library of titles, both free and commercial, of any mobile storefront. Changes are if you can’t find it here, it doesn’t exist in digital. Nook — Barnes & Noble started late, but have made up ground very quickly to become the number two mobile ebook app and store. Audible — Are you serious about audio books? Then you’ve gotten get this app for true mobile integration. It’s way better than the iPhone’s splintered iTunes + iPod apps functionality. Audiobook & Podcast Player — Do you have audiobooks from a range of sources? Here’s an app that pull those together, as well as your podcasts.

Social networking

Facebook — It’s been called the most important mobile and claims 58-million active iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. Love it or hate it, Mark Zuckerberg’s creation — or what is it really that wood-pellet salesman from Upstate New York? — is here to stay. Twitter — What did you have for lunch? Did you close the deal? How was little Johnny’s recital? Your tweeps need to know, so don’t deny them. StumbleUpon — Digg is dead! Long live StumbleUpon! If you’re a blogger there’s no better source of raw pageviews and backlinks, share your story today! Game Center — If you play mobile games, whether solo or multiplayer, you’ve got to get on board with Apple’s new with iOS 4.1 social network for gamers is changing how we play.

Video, music

Netflix — Turn off cable now and this is the perfect to facilitate the transition. Your favorites shows and movies on demand for one-tenth the cost of Comcast or Time Warner — sweet. Pandora — The iPhone made Pandora and this upstart streaming music service made mobile music. Now, with multitasking in iOS 4, you can listen not just anywhere but also whenever you want. Hulu Plus — Another free app that only plays commercial content, but it unchains you from your cable subscription and puts in control of where and when you choose to view. No app required radio — Did you know that Safari will background stream just about any m3u or pls stream without any monkeying around? Yeah, there are plenty of apps for internet radio, but one of the best is Mobile Safari and it works on your iPad, too.

Games

Tap Tap Revenge 3 — There’s one thing my quarrelsome ‘tweens can agree on and that’s what game to play. This title’s been a family favorite and the source of a lot of shared fun. Hoggy — More over Mario, ’cause there’s a new time suck on the prowl — it’s free and packed with puzzle-solving pleasure. Whether you’ve got a half hour on the bus or a couple minutes in the elevator, this title’s worth your time. Backbreaker Football — Lay out the buffet and tap the keg! Football season is here and there’s no better to experience on the small screen than this edgy PS3 mobile wannabe. Mini JewelSmash — Probably the best free brick breaker game for the iPhone or iPod touch. Develop a twitch and feed it regularly with this top-flight mobile title. enjoy,